Best PlacesWashington Camp, AZ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Washington Camp, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Washington Camp ranks 47,533rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Washington Camp
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Washington Camp's strengths and weaknesses
Where Washington Camp ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 76% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 65% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 58% of towns
Where Washington Camp ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Washington Camp
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Washington Camp home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $57,337, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Washington Camp's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Washington Camp
Washington Camp's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Washington Camp.
Who works in Washington Camp, and how
Work in Washington Camp centers on public administration and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Washington Camp
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Washington Camp.
What the weather is like in Washington Camp, month by month
Washington Camp sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 48° | 31° |
| April | 84° | 64° | 44° |
| July | 97° | 81° | 67° |
| October | 87° | 68° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Washington Camp
The nearest airport, Tucson International, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Phoenix Sky Harbor International, about 161 miles away.
The best schools in and around Washington Camp
Schools across Washington Camp average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Little Red SchoolhouseC · 33% proficient
- Patagonia Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Patagonia Union High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Rio Rico High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Washington Camp school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Washington Camp measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Washington Camp against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Washington Camp
Is Washington Camp a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Washington Camp ranks 47,533rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, population health, and low taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Washington Camp expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $285,367. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $57,337 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Washington Camp safe?
Washington Camp is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $771 per resident a year.
Compare Washington Camp with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Washington Camp. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Washington Camp represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Washington Camp detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Washington Camp: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Washington Camp: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Washington Camp: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Washington Camp: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Washington Camp detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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